Ladies and gentlemen, prepare for a night of punches, kicks, and punchlines! From the comedy capital of the world, standing at a striking 5'8" and weighing in at a perfectly timed 114 pounds, she's a professional with a punchline. Get ready to chuckle and cheer for the funniest Australian woman you'll ever meet, Shanina Shaik! The people are cheering for Karrueche Tran. In fact, they're going totally nuts! You can hear the "Let's go Karrueche!" chants all around the place! Shanina Shaik struts around the cage and winks at her opponent. Someone in the crowd yells and Shanina Shaik calls back, "No heckling! If you want to heckle me, come to my stand up gig. I'm here all week!" Karrueche looks like she's feeling the pressure. There's sweat beading on her forehead as the petite Strikeforce fighter prepares herself. This is the first time these two have meet inside the cage. The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score a win tonight. Shanina Shaik comes with a 2 fight losing streak. Karrueche Tran comes with a 3 fight losing streak. The referee of the bout is Eva Habermann. ========================================= Round 1 ========================================= The bell has rung and Karrueche Tran is eyeing up Shanina Shaik to get this started. Karrueche's already taunting her opponent, "You ready for me? Just bring it, Shanina?" Shanina Shaik moves forward and launches a high kick! Karrueche ducks under the kick, the attack just brushing through her long black hair. Lucky escape! Some nice shots from Karrueche Tran. She stuns Shanina. Now's the time for Karrueche to strike for a win. There's a vicious laceration on Shanina's Left eye. It looks as if it's hurt her. I doubt she can continue. Karrueche Tran found an opening in the defense of Shanina Shaik, she's launching a big hook! Shanina steps backwards and avoids that hook! Karrueche clumsily fails here and it's time for Shanina to fight back... Shanina Shaik launches a rapid series of punches... She's taking Karrueche from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome! The crowd are going nuts! This isn't good for Karrueche! The American fighter is in pain and spilling a lot of blood. The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round Shanina Shaik launches a rapid series of punches... She's taking Karrueche from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome! The crowd are going nuts! Brutal-looking high kick from Shanina Shaik! Look out Karrueche Tran! Karrueche dodges! How the hell did she escape that one? Shanina Shaik is swinging for the fences! BANG! Oh My God! A hit that almost breaks Karrueche's jaw! Karrueche's Right cheek is bruised after the punishment she's received! She may just have to kiss that cover shoot goodbye. This isn't good for Karrueche! The American fighter is in pain and spilling a lot of blood. Brutal-looking high kick from Shanina Shaik! Look out Karrueche Tran! Karrueche dodges! How the hell did she escape that one? Karrueche is trying to counter now... A left hook from Karrueche Tran. It falls short, that's embarrassing. Karrueche Tran launches a kick... Shanina avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook! Karrueche never saw that coming! Shanina seems fresh, it looks like she may still have a lot of gas in her tank. She certainly has plenty of voice left, "Why so serious? Let's have some fun! And by fun, I mean watching me dominate." Pulverizing punch to Karrueche Tran's head from Shanina Shaik! Ouch, that had to hurt! Oh No! Wait! Eva Habermann is stopping this one. Karrueche isn't going to be able to live this one down. She's been well and truly beaten by Shanina. That looks like it hurts! Karrueche's Mouth isn't looking the best. She's taken some damage there. Shanina has opened Karrueche up! It looks like blood is starting to flow from Karrueche's Mouth. It's a win for the Australian fighter, Shanina Shaik. At 1:35 Round 1, the win coming via TKO (Punch). Statistics: Shanina Shaik Punches 21/23 (91%) Kicks 0/3 (0%) Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%) Takedowns 0/0 (0%) GnP strikes 0/0 (0%) Submissions 0/0 (0%) Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%) Damage caused 1757,83 Clinch Damage 0 Ground Damage 0 Time on the ground 0 s Statistics: Karrueche Tran Punches 3/5 (60%) Kicks 0/0 (0%) Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%) Takedowns 0/0 (0%) GnP strikes 0/0 (0%) Submissions 0/0 (0%) Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%) Damage caused 21 Clinch Damage 0 Ground Damage 0 Time on the ground 0 s Shanina Shaik wins 48,91 ranking points after the fight. Karrueche Tran loses -30,57 ranking points after the fight. Not a bad show by Shanina Shaik today. No doubt her hard core fans will be happy with her efforts. If she continues to show off her cleavage and her legs, I think she'll draw in even more fans. (220 points) What a dull and boring fighter Karrueche Tran was today. She needs to improve her performance if she wants the fans cheer for her. Even her revealing fight attire was not enough to win them over. (16 points) Oh yes! What a superb fight! Undoubtedly one of the fights of the year! Shanina and Karrueche proved that they have the skills, abilities and looks to sell tickets and merchandise.